Bellville Heritage Gathering - May 3rd
Bellville Heritage Gathering - May 3rd
Bellville, Texas (map this location)
Phone: 979-865-3407
Web site: www.HeritageGathering.com
Come for a Day, Stay for a Lifetime... Choose Saturday, May 3rd as the day you visit Bellville, and you probably will not want to return to the real world. We have that effect on most folks that visit!
The 6th Annual Bellville Heritage Gathering commences at 8:30am Saturday, May 3rd, continues throughout the day, and ends with dancing into the night to the tunes of The Original Urban Cowboy, Johnny Lee. The family-friendly event is aimed at educating young and old to the ways of Texas as it was in the 1800's, when Indians, Pioneers, Texas Rangers, Cowboys, and Longhorn Cattle roamed the 653 square miles of hills and prairies that make up beautiful and Historic Austin County.
Bellville, steeped in the rich history of the birth of Texas, became the County Seat of Austin County in 1846. Austin County, named after the "Father of Texas" Stephen F. Austin, was recognized as the "Colonial Capitol of Texas" by the 79th Legislature of the State of Texas. The same Legislature also recognized the historical significance of Industry as "Oldest German Settlement in the Lone Star State", and San Felipe (formerly San Felipe de Austin) as "Birthplace of the Texas Rangers". San Felipe de Austin established in 1824, served as the first Capitol of the Republic of Texas and was the original county seat.
Arts and Crafts vendors will be open for business on the Square at 8:30am and businesses around town will offer sidewalk and special sales. You definitely don't want to miss out on the tremendous variety of shopping opportunities! There will be a chainsaw artist, metal artist, and don't miss our own Holland Street Gallery filled with offerings from our wonderful local artisans.
Opening Ceremonies begin at 11:30am. At High Noon the Heritage Parade kicks off, with Johnny Lee as Grand Marshal, and ending with the Trail Riders from 7iL Ranch and real-life Cowboys driving a herd of Cattle around the Historic Square and Austin County Courthouse.
Great food, continuous live entertainment, jailbreaks & shootouts, along with Jailhouse Beans & Cornbread and a performance by recording artists "THE GOUGERS" from 1pm-3pm, are the perfect complement to tours of the 1890's Austin County Jail Museum. You'll find folks of "generally good character" roaming everywhere... so don't be at all surprised when you bump into gunslingers, saloon girls and pioneers from our lil' ol' part of Texas.
Enjoy the BBQ Cook-Off, Horseshoe Tournament, and Texian Children's Area with Pony Rides, Face Painting, Moon Walk, Barrel Train and games at the Mini Park. There, visit with the 11th Texas Cavalry, Texas Revolution Soldiers, WWII, Fur Traders, authentic Suttlers hawking period gear, Buffalo Soldiers, Cowboy Poets, and Members of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Speakers Committee will offer all the living history you can stand!The Bier Garten will also be in the Mini Park, with food, cold beer, and live polka music all thru the day. Don't miss the performances by the famed BRAZOS BOTTOM COW'OGRAPHERS, an entertainment group from central Texas specializing in historic and comedy shows in the Spirit of the Old West. They'll have a true "Old West" town set up for all to see, and Texas Recollections will be wowing attendees with their "Institute of Oxenology".
Pop in and say "Howdy!" to our local blacksmith "Cowboy" Szymanski, working away at his forge in the Old Blacksmith Shop built in 1891. The afternoon can be spent listening to true German Polka, Blue Grass, Fiddling, Gospel & Country Western music. However you decide to spend the day, you surely don't want to miss the Heritage Gathering Scholarship Dance with the original Urban Cowboy, Johnny Lee and opening band Night Shift from 8:00pm 'til 1:00am! The American Legion Post 115 is hosting a Crawfish Boil at the Fairgrounds from 4:00pm 'til 7:00pm complete with live music during the meal.
Come on out to Bellville, where the kids can run and play while Mom & Dad dance the night away... it's the country way of doing things! The tons of fun available this summer along with lodging, restaurants, shopping, and other local information can be found on the Bellville Chamber of Commerce website at www.bellville.com or call us at 979-865-3407.
Visit beautiful Bellville, Austin County, Texas - it's really where "Hometown Attitude Makes a Difference"
Bellville, Texas (map this location)
Phone: 979-865-3407
Web site: www.HeritageGathering.com
Come for a Day, Stay for a Lifetime... Choose Saturday, May 3rd as the day you visit Bellville, and you probably will not want to return to the real world. We have that effect on most folks that visit!
The 6th Annual Bellville Heritage Gathering commences at 8:30am Saturday, May 3rd, continues throughout the day, and ends with dancing into the night to the tunes of The Original Urban Cowboy, Johnny Lee. The family-friendly event is aimed at educating young and old to the ways of Texas as it was in the 1800's, when Indians, Pioneers, Texas Rangers, Cowboys, and Longhorn Cattle roamed the 653 square miles of hills and prairies that make up beautiful and Historic Austin County.
Bellville, steeped in the rich history of the birth of Texas, became the County Seat of Austin County in 1846. Austin County, named after the "Father of Texas" Stephen F. Austin, was recognized as the "Colonial Capitol of Texas" by the 79th Legislature of the State of Texas. The same Legislature also recognized the historical significance of Industry as "Oldest German Settlement in the Lone Star State", and San Felipe (formerly San Felipe de Austin) as "Birthplace of the Texas Rangers". San Felipe de Austin established in 1824, served as the first Capitol of the Republic of Texas and was the original county seat.
Arts and Crafts vendors will be open for business on the Square at 8:30am and businesses around town will offer sidewalk and special sales. You definitely don't want to miss out on the tremendous variety of shopping opportunities! There will be a chainsaw artist, metal artist, and don't miss our own Holland Street Gallery filled with offerings from our wonderful local artisans.
Opening Ceremonies begin at 11:30am. At High Noon the Heritage Parade kicks off, with Johnny Lee as Grand Marshal, and ending with the Trail Riders from 7iL Ranch and real-life Cowboys driving a herd of Cattle around the Historic Square and Austin County Courthouse.
Great food, continuous live entertainment, jailbreaks & shootouts, along with Jailhouse Beans & Cornbread and a performance by recording artists "THE GOUGERS" from 1pm-3pm, are the perfect complement to tours of the 1890's Austin County Jail Museum. You'll find folks of "generally good character" roaming everywhere... so don't be at all surprised when you bump into gunslingers, saloon girls and pioneers from our lil' ol' part of Texas.
Enjoy the BBQ Cook-Off, Horseshoe Tournament, and Texian Children's Area with Pony Rides, Face Painting, Moon Walk, Barrel Train and games at the Mini Park. There, visit with the 11th Texas Cavalry, Texas Revolution Soldiers, WWII, Fur Traders, authentic Suttlers hawking period gear, Buffalo Soldiers, Cowboy Poets, and Members of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Speakers Committee will offer all the living history you can stand!The Bier Garten will also be in the Mini Park, with food, cold beer, and live polka music all thru the day. Don't miss the performances by the famed BRAZOS BOTTOM COW'OGRAPHERS, an entertainment group from central Texas specializing in historic and comedy shows in the Spirit of the Old West. They'll have a true "Old West" town set up for all to see, and Texas Recollections will be wowing attendees with their "Institute of Oxenology".
Pop in and say "Howdy!" to our local blacksmith "Cowboy" Szymanski, working away at his forge in the Old Blacksmith Shop built in 1891. The afternoon can be spent listening to true German Polka, Blue Grass, Fiddling, Gospel & Country Western music. However you decide to spend the day, you surely don't want to miss the Heritage Gathering Scholarship Dance with the original Urban Cowboy, Johnny Lee and opening band Night Shift from 8:00pm 'til 1:00am! The American Legion Post 115 is hosting a Crawfish Boil at the Fairgrounds from 4:00pm 'til 7:00pm complete with live music during the meal.
Come on out to Bellville, where the kids can run and play while Mom & Dad dance the night away... it's the country way of doing things! The tons of fun available this summer along with lodging, restaurants, shopping, and other local information can be found on the Bellville Chamber of Commerce website at www.bellville.com or call us at 979-865-3407.
Visit beautiful Bellville, Austin County, Texas - it's really where "Hometown Attitude Makes a Difference"